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PREVIEW: Susan Lucci on KATIE On A Possible Return To AMC: "Agnes and I Just Spoke Last Week!"

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Susan Lucci is a guest on the Wednesday July 10th episode of the afternoon syndicated talk show Katie with host Katie Couric.

She is on hand to promote the success of her new hit series, Devious Maids airing on Lifetime.  However, Katie did pose the question to Susan if a return to All My Children and the revival of the series via Prospect Park is still something she hopes to be able to do at least to make a guest star appearance as Erica Kane?  Susan responded, “I certainly would. We are hoping that it can happen. They are on hiatus right now.”

Katie then asked if Susan has had conversations with anyone about returning to which she responded, “Agnes (Nixon) and I just spoke last week.  As I said, they are no hiatus, but now that I am back from Atlanta where I had been shooting Devious Maids all season, and now that I am back here in New York, they are on hiatus.   So it’s a matter of trying to make it happen and hopefully, we will.”

Watch the preview clip from Katie after the jump featuring Susan Lucci.  Do you think Susan will work things  out with the powers-that-be at Prospect Park, so she can make a return to the series sooner than later? Especially, now that Devious Maids has wrapped shooting and AMC goes back into production in August? Weigh-in!

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Please, Ms. Lucci make a return to AMC. Now that Kendall returned albeit briefly, it’s time for another Kane woman to make a stop in Pine Valley. Even if it was recurring like Dr. Joe and Adam, it would be welcomed.

Omg yes. I am enjoying Ms. Lucci on Devious Maids. If they could work our a shooting schedule, e.g. Erica goes away for various reasons while DM shoots! Heaven!!

ERICA! ERICA!! ERICA!!!

Okay let’s just make it happen folks. AMC needs Erica. Make it big; make it splashy; make it Erica Kane. To bring int he viewers they open up Pine valley museum a tribute to the town’s past characters (Phoebe, Mona, Dr. Tyler, Palmer et al) and of course erica kane who is thought to be shot and killed only…it is really Jane the dopplegange who escaped prison and was never captured. Erica finally escapes only to see the town and Jackson muorning their loss.She manages to rise from the ashes and come in as Jack declares his love for her. Or…she comes back after losing her fourth straight oscar. Depressed and now she is working on Deadly affairs and devious maids – she is a b ig tiem tv star.

i miss susan lucci as erica kane. please come back susan. all my children needs to. we the fans want you back. all my children is not the same without you. hopefully cameron mathison and bobbie eakes can come back to. i miss crystal and ryan lavery so so much.

Would be great having Susan back. DM is weekly show hope time will allow.

I want Erica back right now, so she can hook up with Dimitri again. and I miss the catfights with Brooke.

I am struck, once again, how beautiful SL looks! Stunning. Really hope she returns to AMC for any length of time. They film fast and furiously, so SL could be in a LOT of story line 🙂

Erica make your return happen! Remember you are Erica Kane and as you always state, “I can do anything I put my mind to”. So, where’s your mind? Pine Valley?

I’d love to see Erica back on the show. We need more Kanes in Pine Valley. I wasn’t sure AMC needed Erica when the reboot first launched, but with the focus on so many teens and newer characters, I miss Erica and Kendall and Bianca, who are secondary when they should be leads. I know Eden Riegel is pregnant in real life but I hope she can return soon, along with Alicia Minshew for more than one eppy.

I am sure Susan and PP will be able to work out their schedules and we will see Erica in Pine Valley again. Her character is not one of the main ones on Devious Maids and hopefully she can film in Stamford this August. Let her tape out of sequence so we can see her for as long as possible! 🙂

I really hope it works out! We NEED NEED NEED Erica Kane and Tad Martin! Then, Pine Valley will be complete!!!!

Not quite, we still need Ryan and Greenlee back. Also need Adam to reappear to give Brooke a better storyline and keep J.R. in check.

I hope she can return to AMC as the iconic Erica Kane. The show centers way too much on Celia and Petey, and I’m sorry but they are just not all that fascinating. I think they need the more experienced and seasoned actors to the forefront to make the show really work – and right now, the show really needs some stronger leads and some better writing – However, I hope she (Susan Lucci) can return as Erica for more than just a quick “cameo” guest spot.

Definitely want Erica back if even for a short time. Given AMC’s shooting schedule, she could come in and out on occasion.

Susan loves pine valley she will be back.

Gosh she stills looks great I saw a little bit of her on Devious Maids she is quite good at comedy!

Would love to see all the Kane women on the show as much as time allows.

I so much hope and pray that Susan Lucci will return to AMC. It is definitely NOT the same without her! I miss her so very much! Where there is a will, there is a way and I know that Susan can make this happen if ;she puts her mind to it!

We need Erica Kane back on AMC but we also need Walt Willey back as Jackson

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Carol Burnett Talks About Being a Superfan of ‘All My Children’ on ‘Live with Kelly and Mark’

In a heartfelt reunion, of sorts, the one and only Carol Burnett appeared on Monday March 25th episode of Live with Kelly and Mark.

Burnett had first met Kelly Ripa (Hayley) and Mark Consuelos (ex-Mateo) back when they all appeared on All My Children together. Carol played Verla Grubbs first in 1983 and then again in the 90’s.

Host Kelly Ripa (ex-Hayley, AMC) noted to Burnett that “we go back a long time”. She also described Burnett’s character of Verla Grubbs, “extraordinary in every way.”

Carol’s love for All My Children is well-documented, hence legendary soap creator, Agnes Nixon, created the role of Verla for Burnett.

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Speaking on how her passion for All My Children began, Carol told Kelly and Mark, “It started with my kids. They would watch at noon. I said, ‘What are you guys doing?’ I sat down and I started to watch and I got hooked!”

When Carol’s family decided to travel through Europe during one summer, the comedic legend recalled thinking, “How am I going to last if I don’t know what’s going on in Pine Valley?” She revealed she had a friend, “who sent me a telegram to the (different hotels) on Fridays to bring me up to date.”

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In a hilarious moment from the segment, Carol recalled receiving a late night telegram while in Lake Cuomo when there was a knock at her hotel room door from the hotel manager who was shaking.

Carol related what it said, “Erica is still in a coma. Mark slipped again and ran away from rehab.” As Kelly and Mark broke into laughter, Burnett continued, “Chuck has learned that Donna is carrying his baby, who was once a hooker.”

Check out Carol explaining how she became an AMC Superfan below.

Now, let us know, did you enjoy Carol as Verla Grubbs? What show do you consider yourself a Superfan of? Tell us in the comment section.

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Malachy McCourt, ‘Ryan’s Hope’ and ‘All My Children’ Actor, Dead at 92

If you watched Ryan’s Hope through its 14-year-run, you know that Kevin the bartender became a beloved “member’ of the Ryan clan on the defunct ABC daytime drama series. The character of Kevin MacGuiness became so loved by the fans because of the actor who portrayed him, Malachy McCourt.

Sadly, according to his wife Diana McCourt to The New York Times, Malachy passed away on Monday from a heart condition and battling cancer. The actor was 92-years-old.

Playing Kevin on Ryan’s Hope was not much of a stretch for McCourt, because in his lifetime, he was the owner of 1950s Irish pub Malachy’s on Third Avenue in Manhattan. Known as one of the city’s great story-tellers, patrons from longshoremen to the actor Richard Harris would stop in and talk all things Irish with . On Ryan’s Hope, Kevin was best friends to “Ryan’s Bar” owner, Johnny Ryan (Bernie Barrow) and he tried to keep Delia (Ilene Kristen) on the straight and narrow.

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In his soap opera career, McCourt also was widely-known for his role of Father Clarence McCourt on All My Children especially come Christmastime. Was Clarence, actually St. Nick? That was always the proverbial question. McCourt also appeared on the New York soaps: One Life To Live, Search For Tomorrow and Another World. Other roles included: Devil’s Own, Brewster’s Millions, The Molly Maguires, and Starman, to name 

Later in 2006, Malachy ran for governor of the state of New York as a Green Party candidate. He tackled social issues of the time including being an advocate for gay and lesbian groups to march in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

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McCourt’s childhood was recounted within his brother Frank McCourt’s Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir Angela’s Ashes, which detailed their mother’s attempt to raise the four of their surviving seven children in poverty in Limerick, Ireland. Later, Malachy wrote his own memoirs: 1998’s Monk Swimming, and 2000’s Singing My Him Song.

Malachy is survived by his aforementioned wife, Diana, daughter Siobhan McCourt; sons Malachy Jr., Conor and Cormac; stepdaughter Nina Galin; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

Share you remembrances and condolences for Malachy McCourt via the comment section, but first check out this scene from a 1983 episode of “Ryan’s Hope” featuring the late actor with Ilene Kristen.

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‘Live with Kelly and Mark’s’ Annual ‘After the Oscars’ Show Brings Backstage Interviews, Fashion Review and Red Carpet Arrivals from Movie’s Biggest Night

Monday morning, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos took to the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for the talk show’s annual Oscar post show.

However, this time it would be Consuelos’ first time as the co-host of ‘Live’ for an Oscars episode. Mark took over the gig from Ryan Seacrest to team with his wife back in April of 2023 and since then the show has seen a ratings spike hitting several all-time highs.

The After the Oscars show opened with a tribute to the movies were the former All My Children stars took on iconic roles from: Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct to Barbie and Ken in Barbie, to the Cameron Diaz and Ben Stiller role’s in the romantic comedy Something About Mary and more.

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During After the Oscars, Kelly and Mark were shown in clips backstage as the first stop for the newly-anointed Academy Award winners including: Finneas and Billie Eilish and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. The Bachelor host, Jesse Palmer was the talk show’s guest correspondent who spoke to the nominees, and celebrities as they were entering the Dolby Theatre on Sunday night.

Singer Andy Grammar took to the stage and performed on Live’s  After the Oscars show as well, and Project Runaway’s Elaine Welteroth shared her thoughts on the night’s Oscar fashion.

You can watch the full ‘Live with Kelly and Mark After the Oscars’ show below, plus the full movie parody below that. Now let us know, what do you think of Kelly and Mark’s first post-Oscar show together on ‘Live’? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

 

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